Tamilnadu News

The much-touted rally of Muthuvel Karunanidhi’s ostracized son M K Alagiri in Chennai on September 5 has been a failure of sorts as he failed to attract any DMK functionary of note, with the party showing it is solidly behind his brother M K Stalin. However, in the eclipse of Alagiri, lies another story of the DMK being left without a strong southern satrap or star.

Leader after leader of various opposition parties, speaking at the Kalaignar condolence meeting in Chennai on August 30, stressed that the newly-elected president M K Stalin will play a crucial role in the formation of the next government at the Centre. For Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Pon Radhakrishnan of the BJP, it must have been galling to find a galaxy of opposition parties coming together under one platform which could be a precursor to an alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The Madras High Court decision on allowing the Karunanidhi Memorial on the Marina Beach, next to the Anna Memorial is a huge psychological and political victory for the DMK in the battle with the AIADMK which commenced 46 years ago from the time actor MGR formed the Anna DMK after his ouster from the DMK.

Kamal Haasan’s spy film Vishwaroopam 2 has hit the screens on August 10. Kamal, who is actively promoting the film, said that the film was extremely close to his heart. “This is the longest I had to wait for the release of a movie”, he said. Vishwaroopam 2 is an espionage thriller packed with high-octane action sequences, with Kamal at the age of 63, performing the stunts himself.

Chennai Police detained over 50 PMK members when they attempted to lay siege to the BJP office at T Nagar in Chennai on June 25, 2018, to condemn its state president Tamilisai Soundararajan’s criticism of their party leader and founder Dr S Ramadoss.

The pro-Jallikattu agitation turned violent near the Chennai Marina Beach on January 23 as a section of them set on fire several vehicles parked in front of the Vivekananda House police station. Police resorted to teargas shells and lathi charge in some areas to disperse protestors and bring the situation under control.

The Tamil Nadu government draft ordinance to allow the holding of Jallikattu in the State has been handed over to the Centre and will
be implemented by Sunday after getting the President's assent on January 21. Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam, said on his
return from Delhi after meeting legal experts, that the Jallikattu event would be held on Sunday, if all goes well as per schedule.

A special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases here on Jan 29 convicted and sentenced five persons to various terms of imprisonment and slapped a total fine of Rs. 1.65 crore, over three decades after the Robin Mayne scandal came to light.

The Vishal group bagged key posts in the hotly contested Nadigar Sangam (South Indian Film Artistes Association) elections held in Chennai on October 18, 2015, ending the domination of Sarath Kumar and his brother-in-law Radha Ravi.

The ruling Sarath Kumar group is ahead of the rival Vishal group as counting of votes commenced for the South Indian Film Artistes Association (Nadigar Sangam) elections held in Chennai on October 18, 2015.

The Tamil Nadu Government has appointed IPS officer T K Rajendran as the new Greater Chennai Police Commissioner. Home Secretary Apurva Varma announced the change on October 9 night. S George, the current Police Commissioner, has been moved out as IG of Prisons.

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Government has moved out Greater Chennai Police Commissioner S George. He has been replaced by ADGP, Law and Order, Chennai, T K Rajendran, Home Secretary Apurva Varma announced in Chennai tonight.

The Tamil Nadu government transferred the case relating to the alleged suicide of R. Vishnupriya, DSP, Tiruchengode in Namakkal district to the CB-CID on September 19 even as several parties demanded a CBI probe